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Check with any junk/salvage yards that deal in metal. We've got 3 in about a 20 mile radius. You can probably buy it there for the salvage weight plus some change. If your nice, they'll probably let you spend all day walking through to find the perfect piece.
It is my understanding that a lot of fiberglass insulation contains formaldehyde - probably not a good thing to have in a smoker. Mineral wool, or Rock wool insulation would probably be a better choice.
If you're going to keep it on your deck, you need to have something under it. One of the easiest ways is to buy some sheets of durock (concrete tile backer) that come in 3'x5' sheets and stick underneath it. If you want something prettier, you can just lay indoor tile on top of that (12"x12"...
Something my dad got me started doing was to buy the 7" metal cutting blades and stick it on a cheap sidewinder circular saw. You can clamp or tack a guide on to make straight cuts using the circular saw base that way. It makes it easier to cut a better looking line that way.
Thought I'd post my weekend meal. Had some family in town, so I thought I'd use my new char-grill offset smoker finally. Woke up about 5am Saturday and finished putting in the baffle/tuning plate and started smoking 10 pounds of ribs around 6am.
Everything was going great, I was suprised how...
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